Topic Archives: Artificial Intelligence + Robotics

January 9, 2020 - Artificial Intelligence + Robotics

U.S. Department of Commerce Imposes Immediate Export Controls on Artificial Intelligence Software Used to Automatically Detect and Identify Objects Remotely

By: Charles L. Capito, Nicholas J. Spiliotes, and Joseph A. Benkert

On January 6, 2020, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) published an interim final rule amending the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) to place new restrictions on the export of certain software specially designed for automating the analysis of geospatial …›

October 10, 2019 - Artificial Intelligence + Robotics, Asia

Commerce Adds 28 Chinese Organizations to the Entity List for Associations with Human Rights Violations and Abuses

By: Charles L. Capito, Joseph A. Benkert, Nicholas J. Spiliotes, and Panagiotis C. Bayz

The U.S. Department of Commerce (“Commerce”) has added 28 Chinese organizations to the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) Entity List, a move that effectively cuts off these entities from directly or indirectly acquiring hardware, software, and technology subject to the Export Administration Regulations …›

September 3, 2019 - Artificial Intelligence + Robotics, Intellectual Property, Regulatory

AI Patent Policy – Calling All Technology Practitioners

By: Anna Yuan and Karen G Potter

Artificial intelligence (AI) has become one of the most disruptive technologies of our era. For many technology companies and startups, AI constitutes the core of their prized products, from autonomous vehicles to pick-and-place robots to voice assistants. With the rapid development of AI comes …›

July 2, 2019 - Artificial Intelligence + Robotics, Financings, Fintech

Policy Makers Examine the Disparate Impact Risk of Artificial Intelligence and Underwriting

By: Rick Fischer

Recent Congressional activity reflects increasing concern in the fair lending implications of artificial intelligence (AI) in credit underwriting. Congress and regulatory agencies are likely to press financial services providers to better understand the AI they use and to ensure that its use does not …›

May 20, 2019 - Artificial Intelligence + Robotics, European Union

Big News for Small Mobility: Germany Opens up to E-Scooters

By: Andreas Grünwald, Christoph Nüßing, and Theresa Oehm

Germany is about to pass a new law that will officially allow e-scooters on public roads. The new law, adopted today, will give people more choices for transportation and allow for modern, green and clean mobility in cities. To date, e-scooters have been forbidden …›

April 29, 2019 - Artificial Intelligence + Robotics

Follow the Data

By: Stephanie Lynn Sharron

Morrison & Foerster Technology Transactions partner Stephanie Sharron discusses why companies must understand which data they have rights to and what restrictions apply before they dive into AI, advanced analytics and other data-driven projects. In her InformationWeek article, “Follow the Data,” Stephanie takes a …›

March 29, 2019 - Artificial Intelligence + Robotics

Employment Practices and Future Technologies - Taking the Human Out of Human Resources

The machines are taking over. Not always apparent, but Artificial Intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) are finding footholds in numerous industries. One area in which AI is rapidly on the rise relates to employment practices and employee control. But before …›

February 26, 2019 - Artificial Intelligence + Robotics

Federal Government Expansion and Application of Artificial Intelligence Technologies

By: Tina D. Reynolds

By all accounts 2019 will bring significant expansion in the use and development of artificial intelligence (AI) by the U.S. federal government. Notwithstanding some well-publicized rejections by industry of the use of their AI technologies for offensive military and surveillance applications, the federal …›

November 20, 2018 - Artificial Intelligence + Robotics, Regulatory

Opportunity to Comment on Emerging Technologies Subject to Future Export and Investment Restrictions

By: Nicholas J. Spiliotes, Joseph A. Benkert, Robert S. Litt, Panagiotis C. Bayz, and Charles L. Capito

The Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) issued an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM or the “Notice”) on November 19, 2018, concerning the list of “emerging and foundational technologies” that BIS was tasked to identify under the Export Control Reform …›

November 19, 2018 - Artificial Intelligence + Robotics, European Union

Algorithms can reduce discrimination, but only with proper data

By: Lokke Moerel

Since the advent of artificial intelligence technology, there have been countless instances of machine learning algorithms yielding discriminatory outcomes. For instance, crime prediction tools frequently assign disproportionately higher risk scores to ethnic minorities. This is not because of an error in the algorithm, but …›